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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Margaret says in Act II?
(a) Hello, everyone.
(b) Where's David?
(c) How is Luke doing?
(d) Praise the Lord, children.

2. Who is the "funny, fast-talking, fiery" person mentioned in Act II?
(a) The new Margaret.
(b) The old Margaret.
(c) David as a child.
(d) David as an adult.

3. In Act II, Luke accuses Margaret of treating David like he's how many years old?
(a) Two years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

4. Who are Odessa and Sisters Moore and Boxer talking about when Act II opens?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Ida Jackson.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

5. Why didn't David know much about his father's musical career?
(a) David didn't know his father was a musician.
(b) David thought his father was in jail.
(c) David thought his father was dead.
(d) David didn't have a phonograph to listen to his records.

6. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.
(b) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.
(c) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
(d) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.

7. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?
(a) 145th Street.
(b) 63rd Avenue.
(c) 51st Street.
(d) Next to Central Park.

8. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Luke.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Margaret.

9. Who says, "The whole world just get to be a great big empty basin"?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) David.
(c) Luke.
(d) Brother Boxer.

10. What did Odessa do to buy the household item in question?
(a) Secretarial work.
(b) Cooked for people.
(c) Took care of other peoples' children.
(d) Scrubbed white folks' floors.

11. Who says, "You play piano like I dreamed you would" to David in Act II?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Luke.

12. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?
(a) Ida Jackson.
(b) Sister Rice.
(c) Sister Douglass.
(d) Sister Sally.

13. In Act II, when does David say that he stopped believing?
(a) When he started lying to his mother.
(b) When he started going to music school.
(c) When some men approached him about playing music.
(d) When he turned 18.

14. Who says, "he dying in his sins" during Act II?
(a) Sister Boxer.
(b) Sister Moore.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Brother Boxer.

15. What does Margaret plan for David to do with his life?
(a) Become a teacher.
(b) Become anything but a musician.
(c) Become a doctor.
(d) Become a pastor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Odessa encourages Margaret to return to the church towards the end of Act II for what reason?

2. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?

3. What time of day is it when Act II begins?

4. Who leaves to look for David in Act II?

5. In talking about the events that occurred ten years ago, Luke says that they were cursed for what reason?

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